CockroachDB in Comparison

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This page shows you how key features of CockroachDB stack up against other databases. Hover over features for their intended meanings, and click CockroachDB answers to view related documentation.

CockroachDB
Automated Scaling tooltip icon No Yes No Yes Yes
Automated Failover tooltip icon Optional Yes Optional Yes Yes
Automated Repair tooltip icon No Yes No Yes Yes
Strongly Consistent Replication tooltip icon No Optional Yes No Optional Yes Yes
Consensus-Based Replication tooltip icon No Optional Yes No Optional Yes Yes
Distributed Transactions tooltip icon No Yes No* No Yes No* Yes
ACID Semantics tooltip icon Yes No Row-only Row-only* Document-only Yes No Row-only Row-only* Document-only Yes
Eventually Consistent Reads tooltip icon Yes Yes No
SQL tooltip icon Yes No Read-only Yes No Read-only Yes
Open Source tooltip icon Yes No Yes No Yes
Commercial Version tooltip icon Optional No Yes Optional No Yes Optional
Support tooltip icon Full Full Full

Yes No